The 23rd (Northumbrian) Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army duplicate of the British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during the Second World War. In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... // British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division History This formation was sent to France in 1940 as a Territorial Army division, and was involved in the evacuation at Dunkirk. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russian Empire United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Nicholas II Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Oskar Potiorek Ä°smail Enver Ferdinand I Casualties Military dead: 5,520... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ... Combatants France United Kingdom Canada Australia New Zealand Poland Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Germany Italy Commanders Maurice Gamelin, Maxime Weygand (French) Lord Gort (British Expeditionary Force) H.G. Winkelman (Dutch) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group A) Fedor von Bock (Army Group B) Wilhelm von Leeb (Army Group C) H.R.H...

History

The 23rd Northumbrian Division was raised in October 1939, and was sent to France on 22nd April 1940 on Labour and training duties, without any of its artillery , signals, or administration units. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... (Redirected from 22nd April) April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

On 20th May 1940 the division suffered heavy casualties trying to delay the German advance at Arras. On its return to Britain, after Dunkirk, the 23rd Division was disbanded due to the heavy losses it had suffered. (Redirected from 20th May) May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Arras (Dutch: ) is a town and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. ... Location of Dunkirk in the arrondissement of Dunkirk Location within France Dunkirks seafront Map of Dunkirk courtesy of the Calgary Highlanders. ...

Commanders

• Maj.Gen.W.N.Herbert

Component Units

• 69th Infantry Brigade

• • 5th The East Yorkshire Regiment
  • 6th The Green Howards
  • 7th The Green Howards

• 70th Infantry Brigade

• • 10th Durham Light Infantry
  • 11th The Durham Light Infantry
  • 12th The Durham Light Infantry

• Support Units

• • 8th The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
  • 9th The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own Yorkshire Regiment) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Kings Division. ... The 70th Infantry Brigade was a Territorial Army unit during the Second World War . ... The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was formed in 1881 from the 68th Regiment of Foot which had originally been raised in County Durham by General John Lambton in 1758. ... THE ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS Nomenclature One of Englands premier county regiments, the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers can trace its ancestory back to the year 1674. ...

External Links

• British Unit Histories
• Order of Battle Data Base